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Stokowski Hits 49.92 100 Back At Polish SC Winter Championships

Kacper Stokowski posted a lifetime best of 49.92 in the men’s 100 back to become Poland’s second-fastest man of all-time.

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In Riccione, Just Ceccon & Pilato Add Names To Italian OLY Lineup

15-year-old Benedetta Pilato and 19-year-old Thomas Ceccon were Italy’s two Olympic qualifiers from this weekend’s competition in Riccione.

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Cieslak Anchors 46.18 En Route To Polish SCM 400 Free Relay Record

The foursome of Konrad Czerniak, Jan Holub, Jan Switkowski and Marcin Cieslak produced a new Polish national record in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Breaststroke Records Bite The Dust At Polish Winter C’ships

Through 4 days’ worth of action at the 2020 Polish Winter Swimming Championships, numerous national records bit the dust.

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NC State-Bound Norgaard Clocks SCM 800 Free Danish Record

Making some major noise right at Danish C’ships was 20-year-old Alexander Norgaard, who took the men’s 800m freestyle title in record-breaking style.

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Olympians Agnes Bernek-Mutina and Peter Bernek Announce Birth of Firstborn

Three-time Hungarian Olympian Agnes Bernek-Mutina and two-time Hungarian Olympian have announced the birth of their firstborn child Berne today via Instagram.

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McMillan Slices .09 Off Newly-Minted 200 Free Irish Record

Jack McMillan rewrote the Irish record books last night in the 200m free and the Bangor swimmer was back at it to close the Irish Winter Meet.

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16-Year-Old Chikunova Swims World’s 8th Fastest 200 Breast This Season

On the last day of swimming at the 2020 Russian SC Champs, 16-year-old Evgeniia Chikunova swam to victory in the 200 breast with a 2:18.10 for gold.

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London Area Entering Strict Lockdown With Clubs Out Of The Water Entirely

Clubs like Guildford City are back to virtual training as London and surrounding areas in England are entering another strict lockdown.

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Bulgaria’s 17-Yr-Old Miladinov Rips 51.08 100 Fly For #2 In The World

Bulgarian teenager Josif Miladinov just put up the #2 time in the world in the men’s 100m fly while competing at his nation’s team championsihps.

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Ilya Shymanovich Shatters Peaty’s SCM 100 Breast World Record In 55.34

Shymanovich posted a time of 55.34 in the 100 breast at the Belarusian Short Course Championships to break Adam Peaty’s world record of 55.41.

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Ceccon Snags Italian Age Record To Close Out Riccione

No additional names were added to the Italian Olympic roster, although teenager Thomas Ceccon did nail a new national mark in the cadet category.

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Shymanovich’s WR, 24.9 Split & Five National Records Highlight BLR Champs Day 3

Ilya Shymanovich followed up his world record performance in the 100 breaststroke with the first sub-25 50 breast split of all-time in 24.92.

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WATCH: Kira Toussaint Tie Her Own World Record in the 50 Meter Backstroke

Kira Toussaint used a very different stroke count to swim 25.60 in the 50m backstroke the second time than she did the first time.

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Bilis, Sidlauskas Pick Up Victories On Final Day of Lithuanian LC Championships

Andrius Sidlauskas completed the breaststroke sweep by claiming the men’s 200 in a time of 2:10.56 at the Lithuanian Open Long Course Championships.

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